Fees

Current rates (set by Geldtrades)

Platform fee

5% of profit above your high-water mark

Lead trader fee

20% by default; some strategies differ, shown before you copy

Mobile money deposits and withdrawals

No fee — Geldtrades pays it

Card deposits

3.5% (example; policy to be confirmed)

The high-water mark

Your high-water mark is the highest value per unit your copy has been charged at. Fees apply only to profit above it, so you never pay twice for recovering a loss.

Fee cycles

For each copy you choose how often fees are worked out: Biweekly, Monthly, Quarterly. A shorter cycle can cost more on strategies that swing up and down, because a fee charged at a high isn’t refunded if the copy falls afterwards. Switching takes effect at the end of your current fee period.

Worked example

You copy with $1,000.00. At the end of the fee period your copy is worth $1,100.00 and your high-water mark was $1,000.00. Profit above the mark is $100.00. With a 20% lead fee and a 5% platform fee you pay $25.00, and your new high-water mark is $1,100.00 (before fees). If the copy then falls to $1,050.00, there’s no fee until it’s back above the mark.

Quick reference

Rate changes by Geldtrades apply from your next fee period, never retroactively.